“Anytime you have thought through the worst that can happen and you have developed contingency plans to meet it, you become more confident and more secure. It’s reassuring to know that you are unlikely to be surprised. Disappointment is the difference between expectations and reality. Realistic thinking minimizes the difference between the two.”

When have you taken risks that if you would thought all the way through you maybe wouldn’t have. That’s exactly what Maxwell is saying here. Take risks and make sure they are calculated risks and you know all sides

“President Harry S Truman said, “I never give ‘em hell. I just tell the truth and they think it is hell.” That’s the way many people react to the truth. People tend to exaggerate their successes and minimize their failures or deficiencies.”

“In other words, the truth will set you free-but first it will make you angry! If you want to become a realistic thinker, however, you need to get comfortable dealing with the truth and face up to it.”

Isn’t that the truth?

ACTION STEP FOR THE DAY:

Today, what can you acknowledge as the truth that you haven’t wanted to see before?

Jessica has been a mover and a shaker in the entrepreneur world for quite some time. At World Financial Group where she owned and ran her own insurance company she excelled beyond measure breaking company records at a very young age by being a master recruiter and producer. Following that, she has ran two multi-million dollar corporations where she currently sits as Vice President at one.